Vehicles enter road against traffic to avoid interstate gridlock, North Augusta SC
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Vehicles are driving the wrong way on Martintown Road near I-20 to avoid traffic congestion on the interstate.
Audio|Heard on: North Augusta Police and Fire
Listen to dispatch call
00:39
Transcript:
00:00
Martintown Road at I-20, Martintown Road at I-20.
00:03
Just repeat the call referencing traffic backing up on the interstate.
00:07
Our caller advised,
00:09
there are vehicles going up the on-ramp to get onto Martintown Road, the wrong direction of traffic to try and avoid the gridlock on the interstate.
00:24
The traffic's from us as part of the light block.
00:33
She was stating that people are getting on to Martintown Road from the interstate going the wrong way up the off-ramp.
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Location mentioned:
W Martintown Rd, North Augusta, SC 29841
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